The Fort Morgan Times has selected Fort Morgan junior Trey McBride and Wiggins junior Tori Jordan the student athletes of the week for leading their teams in a couple big wins last week.

McBride, a member of the Mustangs football team, had a big night on both sides of the ball in the Mustangs' 45-28 win over Holy Family. The win was the second this season against a top 10 ranked team and moved the Mustangs up to No. 1 in the class 3A polls this week.

"Going in, we know Holy Family was going to be real tough," McBride said. "Our goal going in was to get a good pass rush and stop the pass. I think we did a good job of that."

In the win, McBride would score four total touchdowns. His first three came on offense as he had a big night in the passing game, catching five balls for 108 yards and three touchdowns. He said finding matchups was key for him to make those plays in the passing game.

"We saw a lot of single coverage from (Holy Family), so (head coach Harrison) Chisum kind of took advantage of that," McBride said. Dalyn (Knapp) also threw some big passes for me to have a big night."

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The other touchdown for McBride came on defense when he picked off a Holy Family pass and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown. Finding a tendency played a big role in helping McBride create the big defensive score.

"(Holy Family) kept throwing that lob over the top of the defensive line," McBride said. "I kind of sat back, he threw it, and I caught it. I just then ran and scored."

McBride also led the team with 14 total tackles in the win. The Mustangs will host Berthoud on Friday for homecoming and play its first game as the No. 1 ranked team in the state for the first time since 2009.

"We still have to work hard," McBride said. "We have a big target on our backs. This week is a big week with Berthoud."

Taking female student athlete of the week honors was Wiggins junior Tori Jordan. She led the Wiggins volleyball team in digs and kills in two wins last week over Sedgwick County and Weldon Valley.

"We've worked really hard for this," Jordan said. "That game Thursday meant so much to us."

The first win over Sedgwick County on Sept. 13 was the first win in the Lower Platte League for the Tigers. With the competitive balance the conference is seeing so far, Jordan said every win in conference will be huge for the team's hopes of a postseason run.

"Even though we lost to Akron, we redeemed ourselves against Sedgwick County," Jordan said. "This week we have Caliche. We're working hard to go against them."

While Tuesday's win was big, the victory over Weldon Valley on Thursday was the one Jordan said the team was most excited about. The win was the first for Wiggins over their rival in 13 years. Jordan had 13 kills and eight digs against the Warriors.

"We were all shocked after the game in the locker room," Jordan said. "It showed that we can go to regionals and go to state. We can go far this year."

The Tigers have a busy week on the court that started against Caliche on Tuesday. Wiggins will host Byers on Friday and play in the Akron Tournament on Saturday. The team will look to build off of their big wins and last week and keep the momentum going.

"We need to have confidence and realize we are facing tough competition," Jordan said. "We need to play the best that we can."

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